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sequence

se·quence

UK/ˈsiː.kwəns/ US/ˈsi.kwəns/ fairly common
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

  • “the sequence of names was alphabetical”
  • “he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA”
2.

a following of one thing after another in time

  • “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
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3.

film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

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4.

the action of following in order

  • “he played the trumps in sequence”
Synonyms
5.

several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

verb

1.
2.

determine the order of constituents in

  • “They sequenced the human genome”

Origin

From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.

Phrases

  • almost split sequence
  • Appell sequence
  • arithmetic sequence
  • base sequence
  • canonical sequence
  • Cauchy sequence
  • conserved sequence
  • convergent sequence

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